Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iraqi Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.54K people in Tennessee with Iraqi ancestry (0.05% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nolensville town had the highest percentage of its population with Iraqi ancestry (0.95%), followed by Smyrna town (0.51%), and Knoxville city (0.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 cities with high percentage of its population having Iraqi ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
Nolensville town
Smyrna town
Knoxville city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
La Vergne city
Spring Hill city
Murfreesboro city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iraqi Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Nolensville town 0.95
2 Smyrna town 0.51
3 Knoxville city 0.35
4 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 0.27
5 La Vergne city 0.20
6 Spring Hill city 0.14
7 Murfreesboro city 0.11